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Watched The Abyssal Tyrant's Baby Calls Me Mommy. The title is wild, but the story actually works.
Elena gets captured by Kael, a ruthless Siren king who eats liars. She panics and tells him she's his long-lost fiancée. She expects to be caught. Instead, his five-year-old son Lucian takes one look at her and says, "Mommy." Now she's stuck playing house with a lethal Siren king and his kid, pretending to be part of a family she doesn't remember.
She plays along to survive. But when enemies attack, she risks everything to protect them. And that's when the truth hits — she wasn't lying. She is his lost fiancée. She gave up her memory to save him five years ago.
The payoff is worth the setup.
🎬 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Siren, Amnesia, Found Family
👥 Cast: Elena, Kael, Lucian
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📝 Synopsis:
Watched The Abyssal Tyrant's Baby Calls Me Mommy. The title is wild, but the story actually works.
Elena gets captured by Kael, a ruthless Siren king who eats liars. She panics and tells him she's his long-lost fiancée. She expects to be caught. Instead, his five-year-old son Lucian takes one look at her and says, "Mommy." Now she's stuck playing house with a lethal Siren king and his kid, pretending to be part of a family she doesn't remember.
She plays along to survive. But when enemies attack, she risks everything to protect them. And that's when the truth hits — she wasn't lying. She is his lost fiancée. She gave up her memory to save him five years ago.
The payoff is worth the setup.
🎬 Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Siren, Amnesia, Found Family
👥 Cast: Elena, Kael, Lucian
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00:00:04Luckily, Lucian sneaked over daily, his golden eyes sparkling as he munched on Spam.
00:00:11My heart softened, but I kept my focus.
00:00:14Lucian, is there a secret pathway back to the surface?
00:00:18Before he could answer, the water outside churned violently.
00:00:21Kale staggered in, dropped a tin of tuna into my lap, and collapsed onto the stone floor.
00:00:25Kale!
00:00:27Pulling aside his blood-soaked toque, I sucked in a breath.
00:00:30A bone-deep wound gaped across his chest, oozing black, venomous blood.
00:00:34Outside, dozens of scrimmin' eyes ignited in the dark, scavenger monsters smelling weakness.
00:00:39Gritting my teeth, I dragged him onto the giant cabbed.
00:00:42I tore a strip from my dress, then I hastily wiped the black blood from his wound.
00:00:46Lucian, medicine!
00:00:48Lucian swam frantically to a shelf and grabbed a black healing pill, handing it straight to me.
00:00:52I tried to force it into Kale's mouth, but his jaw was locked tight in unconsciousness.
00:00:55Mommy, pass him the pill with your mouth. Give father CPR or a kiss.
00:00:59You've watched too many human movies. If my hands can't pry it open, how will a kiss work?
00:01:04True love's kiss cures everything.
00:01:06Fine. Why argue with a five-year-old?
00:01:08I straddled Kale's hips and forcibly pried at his jaw.
00:01:10Kale! You can't die! If you die, I'm doomed!
00:01:12Oh, Mommy is dying for love. If father dies, she won't live either.
00:01:17I accidentally popped Kale's jaw right out of place.
00:01:22At that exact moment, those icy golden eyes slowly opened, staring coldly straight into mine.
00:01:31The submarine's engine had exploded, dragging me down into the forbidden trench beneath the sea court.
00:01:37The water was pitch black. My suit was destroyed. I should have been drowning.
00:01:40A perfect catalyst.
00:01:42Oxygen suddenly filled my lungs. I was breathing underwater.
00:01:46Then I smelled blood. A lot of blood.
00:01:49A tall, terrifying figure glided out of darkness.
00:01:52Black scales rippled over his chest, his blue eyes cold and lightless.
00:02:02No blood.
00:02:03You played the power sleeping inside me.
00:02:07You can't kill me!
00:02:11I'm your fiancé.
00:02:12I fell into the hands of the most ruthless siren in the deep sea.
00:02:16I survived by lying to his face, convincing him I was his fiancé.
00:02:21The good news, I'm alive.
00:02:23And the monster king has a five-year-old son who calls me Mommy.
00:02:27Mother!
00:02:27The bad news, he despises liars.
00:02:30Everyone who's ever lied to him has been evil.
00:02:32Then his enemies find out the truth, and they want me and the kid dead.
00:02:38Now the only thing standing between me and the abyss is the one secret he can never know.
00:02:44Everything went dead silent.
00:02:48What do you mean by that?
00:02:49My mind raced. I'd taken the right gamble.
00:02:52I'd read the classified oceanographic files before the dive.
00:02:55They mentioned an ancient siren kingdom beneath this trench.
00:02:57The files warned that sirens were utterly ruthless, except to their mates, whom they protected with violent devotion.
00:03:03A mysterious high-energy blast in these waters last year had wiped the memories of every creature down here.
00:03:08If he was one of them, I could bullshit my way out of this.
00:03:11I came looking for you.
00:03:13I wiped away tears, spinning the saddest love story possible.
00:03:19We've been engaged since we were kids.
00:03:22After your accident, you lost your memory.
00:03:24But I never stopped searching for you.
00:03:26Father! She's lying!
00:03:28I froze.
00:03:29A little boy swam out of the shadows.
00:03:31He had dark hair and icy golden eyes, looking like a mini-replica of the lethal prince.
00:03:36A glowing blue pearl flowed above his tiny palm.
00:03:39Let's verify it.
00:03:41Before I could run, he grabbed my wrist.
00:03:43A searing wave of heat shot through my veins.
00:03:45A silver-blue mark lit up my skin like a present moon under the sea.
00:03:49You see it?
00:03:51Father!
00:03:53She's not your fiancé!
00:03:54My heart stopped.
00:03:55Game over.
00:03:56The kid saw straight through me.
00:03:58I closed my eyes, waiting for the claws to tear me apart.
00:04:02I think she's my mommy!
00:04:09Before I could process what happened,
00:04:12Kale's massive tail whipped around my waist,
00:04:14yanking me down into the freezing darkness of the deep abyss.
00:04:18Lucien swam effortlessly beside us.
00:04:22Shapes moved inside the dark coral walls.
00:04:24Jagged teeth and glowing eyes watching me like I was a fresh meal.
00:04:28The second Kale swept past, every shadow recoiled in sheer terror.
00:04:32Goosebumps erupted over my skin.
00:04:34The moment Kale's tail loosened, I panicked and grabbed onto his bare waist for safety.
00:04:38He paused.
00:04:39Surprisingly, he didn't shake me off.
00:04:41Instead, he dragged us straight into a forgotten, abandoned palace deep in the abyss.
00:04:46Taking one cautious step, I kicked a heavy golden trunk and lost my balance.
00:04:56You can't see?
00:05:00Did I seriously father an heir with a night-blind woman?
00:05:02My mouth twitched, but I looked right toward his voice.
00:05:07I can't see in the dark, yet you still insisted on marrying me.
00:05:11That only proves one thing.
00:05:13You used to love me more than life itself.
00:05:15A suffocating silence fell over the grand hall.
00:05:21Father, did you really love mommy that much?
00:05:26Lucien, shut up.
00:05:27Fearing I had pushed my luck too far, I quickly changed my tune.
00:05:31Give me a little light and I can see fine.
00:05:33Kale flicked his fingers.
00:05:35The entire pitch black palace was instantly bathed in a breathtaking, dreamlike azul glow.
00:05:39I let out a long breath, turned to the lethal siren and gave him my warmest smile.
00:05:44Since you don't remember the past, let's start over.
00:05:47My name is Elena.
00:05:50Kale.
00:05:52Obviously, he didn't fully buy my story.
00:05:54I had no powers and zero chance of surviving this monster-infested ocean floor on my own.
00:05:59To stay alive, I had to chain myself to him and his kid.
00:06:02Kale's unblinking golden eyes stared right through me.
00:06:04You claim to be my fiancé.
00:06:06Where is the proof?
00:06:07I reached for the pendant around my neck, a worn silver half-moon shell.
00:06:10I'd been wearing it when they rushed me to the hospital after the last dive accident.
00:06:12I had no idea where it came from, but that didn't stop me from making up a story on the
00:06:16spot.
00:06:17This was your promise token to me.
00:06:20You have the other half.
00:06:21When the two moonshells join, they form the royal crest.
00:06:25It means we can never be parted.
00:06:31Then why do I not have it?
00:06:32You were caught in that terrible explosion.
00:06:35My voice trembled perfectly as I forced tears into my eyes.
00:06:40Even if you lost it in the chaos, it doesn't matter.
00:06:43As long as you're alive, that's enough for me.
00:06:46I closed the distance, pressing myself against his rock-hard chest, striking right at his heart.
00:06:51You never used to look at me so coldly.
00:06:53I whispered, resting my hand over his pounding pulse.
00:06:56You used to say I was your greatest treasure.
00:06:58That if I called you husband, you would give your life for me.
00:07:06Our bond can't just disappear, right?
00:07:10A faint, unexpected flush of red spread across the sea prince's cheeks.
00:07:14He jolted, shoving me away as he retreated to the palace doors.
00:07:17Foolish human!
00:07:18Do not think I will fall for your words so easily.
00:07:21With that, he fled into the dark waters.
00:07:25I sat back on the coral throne, wiped my fake tears, and snid it.
00:07:31He actually blushed.
00:07:32Outside, the terrifying siren lord leaned against the marble pillar,
00:07:36the tips of his pointed ears burning red.
00:07:42Lucian, she might actually be my mate.
00:07:44What do I do?
00:07:45She looked at me like she wanted to eat me alive.
00:07:51Over the next few days, Kyle barely showed up.
00:07:54He only returned to toss me looted human canned food and pretty dresses,
00:07:58then vanished back into the deep.
00:08:00I felt like a stray pet.
00:08:02Luckily, Lucian sneaked over daily,
00:08:04his golden eyes sparkling as he munched on spam.
00:08:09My heart softened, but I kept my focus.
00:08:12Lucian, is there a secret pathway back to the surface?
00:08:16Before he could answer, the water outside churred violently.
00:08:18Kale staggered in, dropped a tin of tuna into my lap,
00:08:21and collapsed onto the stone floor.
00:08:23Kale!
00:08:25Pulling aside his blood-soaked toque,
00:08:26I sucked in a breath.
00:08:28A bone-deep wound gaved across his chest,
00:08:30oozing black, venomous blood.
00:08:32Outside, dozens of scrimmin' eyes aglited in the dark,
00:08:35scavenger monsters smelling rudeness.
00:08:37Gritting my teeth, I dragged him onto the giant cab bed.
00:08:40I tore a strip from my dress.
00:08:41Then I hastily wiped the black blood from his wound.
00:08:44Lucian, medicine!
00:08:45Lucian swam frantically to a shelf and grabbed a black healing pill,
00:08:48handing it straight to me.
00:08:50I tried to force it into Kale's mouth,
00:08:51but his jaw was locked tight in unconsciousness.
00:08:53Mommy, pass him the pill with your mouth.
00:08:55Give father CPR or a kiss.
00:08:57You've watched too many human movies.
00:08:59If my hands can't pry it open, how will a kiss work?
00:09:01True love's kiss cures everything.
00:09:04Fine.
00:09:04Why argue with a five-year-old?
00:09:05I straddled Kale's hips and forcibly pried at his jaw.
00:09:08Kale!
00:09:08You can't die.
00:09:09If you die, I'm doomed.
00:09:10Oh, mommy is dying for love.
00:09:12If father dies, she won't live either.
00:09:15I accidentally popped Kale's jaw right out of place.
00:09:20At that exact moment, those icy golden eyes slowly opened,
00:09:24staring coldly straight into mine.
00:09:30Kale!
00:09:30You're awake!
00:09:34Kale stared dead black,
00:09:35raising a hand to snap his jaw back into place with a dry crack.
00:09:39Get off me.
00:09:42I scrambled away immediately.
00:09:44The pill worked magic.
00:09:45His black blood stopped flowing within seconds.
00:09:48Pushing himself up,
00:09:50his tunic slipped to reveal a scarred, muscular chest.
00:09:53You were dying!
00:09:54I only removed your tunic to check the wound.
00:09:57Besides, we're engaged.
00:09:58It's not like I haven't seen it before.
00:09:59Do that again,
00:10:01and I'll slit your throat.
00:10:02I breathed a sigh of relief.
00:10:04Classic tough guy ocean lord.
00:10:06Suddenly, my heart violently constricted.
00:10:09A wave of bone-chilling frost erupted from my veins,
00:10:12turning my blood to ice.
00:10:17White mist escaped my lips.
00:10:21What's wrong with you?
00:10:24Father!
00:10:24She touched your siren venom when wiping your chest!
00:10:27Pure survival instinct took over.
00:10:29Craving warmth,
00:10:30I lunged forward,
00:10:31throwing my arms around Kale's neck.
00:10:32Let go, human.
00:10:34Sharp black claws suddenly extended from his fingertips,
00:10:37pressing against my throat.
00:10:39Father!
00:10:40Mommy just kissed you!
00:10:41And she said she wants to die for you!
00:10:43She...
00:10:43What?
00:10:45Kale...
00:10:46Don't leave me.
00:10:49For a long moment,
00:10:51the rager-sharp claws hanging above my throat slowly retracted.
00:10:55Kale's fingers awkwardly sinking into my damp hair.
00:10:58Troublesome human.
00:11:00I don't die that easily.
00:11:01He scoffed,
00:11:02voice laced with my hair.
00:11:03Lifting my freezing hand,
00:11:05he spotted the black mark on my finger.
00:11:07Stupid girl.
00:11:08He muttered,
00:11:09lowering his head.
00:11:10Taking my finger into his mouth,
00:11:12his warm tongue wrapped around the beard,
00:11:14metinomously sucking out the venom into his own body.
00:11:19It was the best sleep I'd had since arriving in this abyss.
00:11:22When I blinked open my eyes,
00:11:24the icy venom was gone,
00:11:25but terror instantly struck.
00:11:27My face was pressed against a cold, muscular chest.
00:11:30My arms locked around Kale's waist.
00:11:32I snapped my head up,
00:11:33straight into a pair of bloodshot golden eyes.
00:11:36Enjoying the hug?
00:11:39Kale's raspy voice rasped.
00:11:41He hadn't slept a wink.
00:11:45Kale,
00:11:46you're fully healed?
00:11:49Kale gave me a chilling look,
00:11:51flexed his numb arm,
00:11:53and pulled on his dark tunic.
00:11:56Where are you going?
00:12:00To hunt.
00:12:03He spit coldly,
00:12:04vanishing into the abyss.
00:12:06So that's why he left every day.
00:12:08In this ruthless, siren territory,
00:12:10it was kill or be killed.
00:12:12To survive,
00:12:12he had to keep hunting the wild, oceanic beasts.
00:12:15This place was a lethal battleground.
00:12:17I had to find a way out.
00:12:19While Kale was gone,
00:12:20Lucien stayed behind.
00:12:22Seeing the kid shivering from the cold left behind by the venom,
00:12:24I coaxed him over,
00:12:25wrapping him in my dry coat,
00:12:27and feeding him the rest of the canned meat.
00:12:29As I gently combed his dark hair,
00:12:31I tried to gather intel.
00:12:32Lucien,
00:12:33can humans really never survive in the ocean without Kale?
00:12:35Lucien looked up with pure trust,
00:12:37pulling out a glowing blue orb.
00:12:39The sirens rolled.
00:12:41Mommy,
00:12:41if a human swallows this,
00:12:43you can breathe underwater,
00:12:44swim freely,
00:12:45and ignore deep-sea pressure forever.
00:12:47My ticket to freedom.
00:12:49Suddenly,
00:12:49a faint,
00:12:50familiar voice echoed outside.
00:12:52Lucien,
00:12:53come out.
00:12:55Father's back!
00:12:57He eagerly swam toward the grand entrance.
00:13:00I froze,
00:13:01remembering Kale's icy warning.
00:13:03Do not step outside this palace when I'm gone.
00:13:06Wait, Lucien!
00:13:10Mommy!
00:13:11Help me!
00:13:13Hands shook.
00:13:14The cold siren's pearl resting in my palm.
00:13:17Chasing after him as a helpless human meant instant death.
00:13:21Fleeing meant leaving the kid to be defoured.
00:13:23Dammit!
00:13:33Swallowing the siren royal pearl,
00:13:35the suffocating pressure vanished.
00:13:37I swam out with all my strength.
00:13:39In the gloom ahead stood a dark siren.
00:13:42His eyes glowed a deadly corpse.
00:13:45Gross,
00:13:45slimy tentacles sprouted from his back,
00:13:47pinching Lucien tightly in the air.
00:13:51Mommy!
00:13:53Let him go!
00:13:54Ignoring the danger,
00:13:55I lunged forward and threw my arms around Lucien,
00:13:57using my body to shield the terrified boy.
00:13:59A sharp rock cut my cheek.
00:14:01As a single drop of my blood diffused into the icy seawater,
00:14:04dozens of crimson eyes instantly alighted in the surrounding darkness.
00:14:07The dark siren's breath hitched.
00:14:09He frantically condensed the blood with his magic and swallowed it whole,
00:14:12his eyes flaring with primal madness.
00:14:14The perfect human catalyst.
00:14:17Mine for the taking!
00:14:20The tentacles squeezed tight,
00:14:22crushing my ribs and forcing all the air from my lungs.
00:14:25I hugged Lucien tightly,
00:14:27choking in agony as darkness edged my vision.
00:14:30Father!
00:14:31Save us!
00:14:34Don't bother screaming.
00:14:36He's trapped in a deadly ambush.
00:14:38He isn't coming back.
00:14:40My heart sank into ice.
00:14:43What?
00:14:44What happened to Kael?
00:14:47He's being ripped apart by scavengers.
00:14:50Your sovereign blood could instantly restore his royal powers
00:14:53and let him reclaim the sea throne.
00:14:55Yet that fool refused to touch a single hair on you.
00:14:59My mind went completely blank.
00:15:01What?
00:15:02Instead of beating you,
00:15:04he dragged you around like a target,
00:15:06fighting off endless sea monsters day and night
00:15:08just to keep you alive!
00:15:10Since he's dying anyway,
00:15:11I'll devour you and his precious son instead!
00:15:15Who did you say you're going to devour us?
00:15:27Luckily,
00:15:27Lucien sneak over daily,
00:15:29his golden eyes sparkling as he munched on spam.
00:15:33My heart softened,
00:15:35but I kept my focus.
00:15:37Lucien,
00:15:37is there a secret pathway back to the surface?
00:15:40Before he could answer,
00:15:41the water outside churned violently.
00:15:43Kael staggered in,
00:15:44dropped a tin of tuna into my lap,
00:15:46and collapsed onto the stone floor.
00:15:47Kael!
00:15:49Pulling aside his blood-soaked toque,
00:15:51I sucked in a breath.
00:15:52A bone-deep wound gaped across his chest,
00:15:54oozing black, venomous blood.
00:15:56Outside,
00:15:57dozens of scrim and eyes glided in the dark,
00:15:59scavenger monsters smelling weakness.
00:16:01Gritting my teeth,
00:16:02I dragged him onto the giant cabbed.
00:16:04I tore a strip from my dress,
00:16:06then I hastily wiped the black blood from his wound.
00:16:09Lucien!
00:16:09Medicine!
00:16:10Lucien swam frantically to a shelf
00:16:11and grabbed a black healing pill,
00:16:13handing it straight to me.
00:16:14I tried to force it into Kael's mouth,
00:16:16but his jaw was locked tight in unconsciousness.
00:16:18Mommy!
00:16:18Pass him the pill with your mouth!
00:16:20Give father CPR or a kiss!
00:16:22You've watched too many human movies!
00:16:23If my hands can't pry it open,
00:16:25how will a kiss work?
00:16:26True love's kiss cures everything!
00:16:28Fine.
00:16:28Why argue with a five-year-old?
00:16:30I straddled Kael's hips and forcibly cried at his jaw.
00:16:32Kael!
00:16:33You can't die!
00:16:34If you die, I'm doomed!
00:16:35Oh, Mommy is dying for love!
00:16:36If father dies, she won't live either!
00:16:40I accidentally popped Kael's jaw right out of place.
00:16:45At that exact moment,
00:16:46those icy golden eyes slowly opened,
00:16:49staring coldly straight into mine.
00:16:54The submarine's engine had exploded,
00:16:56dragging me down into the forbidden trench
00:16:58beneath the sea port.
00:16:59The water was pitch black.
00:17:00My suit was destroyed.
00:17:02I should have been drowning.
00:17:03Perfect catalyst.
00:17:05Oxygen suddenly filled my lungs.
00:17:07I was breathing underwater.
00:17:08Then I smelled blood.
00:17:10A lot of blood.
00:17:11A tall, terrifying figure glided out of the darkness.
00:17:14Black scales rippled over his chest,
00:17:16his blue eyes cold in likeness.
00:17:24Your blood
00:17:25will wake the power sleeping inside me.
00:17:29Yeah.
00:17:30You can't kill me!
00:17:33I'm your fiancé.
00:17:35I fell into the hands of the most ruthless siren
00:17:37in the DLC.
00:17:38I survived by lying to his face,
00:17:40convincing him I was his fiancé.
00:17:43The good news,
00:17:44I'm alive,
00:17:45and the monster Cain
00:17:46has a five-year-old son
00:17:48who calls me mommy.
00:17:49Mother!
00:17:49The bad news,
00:17:50he despises liars.
00:17:52Everyone who's ever lied to him
00:17:53has been eaten.
00:17:54Then his enemies find out the truth,
00:17:56and they want me and the kid dead.
00:17:59Oh, no.
00:18:00Now the only thing standing between me and the abyss
00:18:03is the one secret he can never know.
00:18:06Everything went dead silent.
00:18:10What do you mean by that?
00:18:12My mind raced.
00:18:13I'd taken the right gamble.
00:18:14I'd read the classified oceanographic files
00:18:16before the dive.
00:18:17They mentioned an ancient siren kingdom
00:18:18beneath this trench.
00:18:20The files warned that sirens were utterly ruthless,
00:18:22except to their mates,
00:18:23whom they protected with violent devotion.
00:18:25A mysterious high-energy blast in these waters last year
00:18:28had wiped the memories of every creature down here.
00:18:30If he was one of them,
00:18:31I could bullshit my way out of this.
00:18:33I came looking for you.
00:18:35I wiped away tears,
00:18:37spinning the saddest love story possible.
00:18:42We've been engaged since we were kids.
00:18:44After your accident, you lost your memory,
00:18:46but I never stopped searching for you.
00:18:49Father, she's lying.
00:18:51I froze.
00:18:52A little boy swam out of the shadows.
00:18:53He had dark hair and icy golden eyes,
00:18:56looking like a mini replica of the lethal prince.
00:18:58A glowing blue pearl flowed above his tiny palm.
00:19:02Let's verify it.
00:19:03Before I could run,
00:19:04he grabbed my wrist.
00:19:05A searing wave of heat shot through my veins.
00:19:07A silver-blue mark lit up my skin like a crescent
00:19:10under the sea.
00:19:12Lucian?
00:19:14Father, she is not your fiancée.
00:19:17My heart stopped.
00:19:18Game over.
00:19:18The kid saw straight through me.
00:19:20I closed my eyes,
00:19:21waiting for the claws to tear me apart.
00:19:24I think she's my mommy!
00:19:26I think she's my mommy!
00:19:33Kale's massive tail whipped around my waist,
00:19:37yanking me down into the freezing darkness of the deep abyss.
00:19:41Lucian swam effortlessly beside us.
00:19:44Shapes moved inside the dark coral walls,
00:19:47jagged teeth and glowing eyes watching me like I was a fresh meal.
00:19:50The second Kale swept past,
00:19:52every shadow recoiled in sheer terror.
00:19:54Goosebumps erupted over my skin.
00:19:56The moment Kale's tail loosened,
00:19:58I panicked and grabbed onto his bare waist for safety.
00:20:00He paused,
00:20:01but surprisingly,
00:20:02he didn't shake me off.
00:20:04Instead,
00:20:04he dragged us straight into a forgotten,
00:20:06abandoned palace deep in the abyss.
00:20:09Taking one cautious step,
00:20:10I kicked a heavy golden trunk
00:20:12and lost my balance.
00:20:13Ah!
00:20:19You can't see?
00:20:22Did I seriously father an heir with a night-blind woman?
00:20:25My mouth twitched,
00:20:26but I looked right toward his voice.
00:20:29I can't see in the dark,
00:20:31yet you still insisted on marrying me.
00:20:33That only proves one thing.
00:20:35You used to love me more than life itself.
00:20:38A suffocating silence fell over the Grand Hall.
00:20:43Father,
00:20:44did you really love Mommy that much?
00:20:49Lucian, shut up.
00:20:50Fearing I had pushed my luck too far,
00:20:52I quickly changed my tune.
00:20:53Give me a little light and I can see fine.
00:20:56Kale flicked his fingers.
00:20:57The entire pitch-black palace
00:20:58was instantly bathed
00:20:59in a breathtaking, dreamlike azu glow.
00:21:02I let out a long breath,
00:21:03turned to the lethal siren,
00:21:04and gave him my warmest smile.
00:21:06Since you don't remember the past,
00:21:07let's start over.
00:21:09My name is Elena.
00:21:12Kale.
00:21:15Obviously, he didn't fully buy my story.
00:21:17I had no powers
00:21:18and zero chance of surviving
00:21:19this monster-infested ocean floor on my own.
00:21:21To stay alive,
00:21:22I had to chain myself to him and his kid.
00:21:24Kale's unblinking golden eyes
00:21:25stared right through me.
00:21:26You claim to be my fiancé.
00:21:28Where is the proof?
00:21:29I reached for the pendant around my neck,
00:21:31a worn silver half-moon shell.
00:21:32I'd been wearing it
00:21:33when they rushed me to the hospital
00:21:34after the last dive accident.
00:21:35I had no idea where it came from,
00:21:36but that didn't stop me
00:21:37from making up a story on the spot.
00:21:39This was your promise token to me.
00:21:42You have the other half.
00:21:44When the two moonshells join,
00:21:46they form the royal crest.
00:21:47It means we can never be parted.
00:21:53Then why do I not have it?
00:21:55You were caught in that terrible explosion.
00:21:57My voice trembled perfectly
00:21:59as I forced tears into my eyes.
00:22:03Even if you lost it in the chaos,
00:22:04it doesn't matter.
00:22:06As long as you're alive,
00:22:07that's enough for me.
00:22:08I closed the distance
00:22:09and pressed myself against his rock-hard chest,
00:22:12striking right at his heart.
00:22:13You never used to look at me so coldly.
00:22:15I whispered,
00:22:16resting my hand over his pounding pulse.
00:22:18You used to say
00:22:19I was your greatest treasure,
00:22:21that if I called you husband,
00:22:22you would give your life for me.
00:22:29Our bond catches to see here, right?
00:22:33A faint, unexpected flush of red
00:22:35spread across the sea prince's cheeks.
00:22:37He jolted, shoving me away
00:22:38as he retreated to the palace doors.
00:22:40Foolish human!
00:22:40Do not think I will fall
00:22:41for your words so easily.
00:22:43With that, he fled into the dark waters.
00:22:48I sat back on the coral throne,
00:22:50wiped my fake tears,
00:22:51and snid it.
00:22:53He actually blushed.
00:22:55Outside,
00:22:55the terrifying siren lord
00:22:57leaned against the marble pillar,
00:22:59the tips of his pointed ears burning red.
00:23:04Lucia,
00:23:04she might actually be my mate.
00:23:06What do I do?
00:23:07She looked at me
00:23:08like she wanted to keep me alive.
00:23:13Over the next few days,
00:23:15Kyle barely showed up.
00:23:16He only returned to toss me
00:23:18looted human canned food
00:23:19and pretty dresses,
00:23:20then vanished back into the deep.
00:23:22I felt like a stray pet.
00:23:24Luckily,
00:23:25Lucian sneaked over daily,
00:23:27his golden eyes sparkling
00:23:28as he munched on spam.
00:23:31My heart softened,
00:23:32but I kept my focus.
00:23:35Lucian,
00:23:35is there a secret pathway
00:23:37back to the surface?
00:23:38Before he could answer,
00:23:39the water outside
00:23:40churned violently.
00:23:41Kyle staggered in,
00:23:42dropped a tin of tuna
00:23:43into my lap
00:23:43and collapsed
00:23:44onto the stone floor.
00:23:45Kyle!
00:23:47Pulling aside
00:23:48his blood-soaked toque,
00:23:49I sucked in a breath.
00:23:50A bone-deep wound
00:23:51gaved across his chest,
00:23:52oozing black venomous blood.
00:23:54Outside,
00:23:55dozens of scrimmon eyes
00:23:56glided in the dark,
00:23:57scavenger monsters
00:23:58smelling weakness.
00:23:59Gritting my teeth,
00:24:00I dragged him
00:24:00onto the giant cabbed.
00:24:02I tore a strip
00:24:03from my dress,
00:24:03then I hastily wiped
00:24:05the black blood
00:24:05from his wound.
00:24:06Lucian,
00:24:07medicine!
00:24:08Lucian swam frantically
00:24:09to a shelf
00:24:09and grabbed a black
00:24:10healing pill,
00:24:11handing it straight to me.
00:24:12I tried to force it
00:24:13into Kyle's mouth,
00:24:13but his jaw was locked
00:24:14tight in unconsciousness.
00:24:16Mommy,
00:24:16pass him the pill
00:24:17with your mouth.
00:24:18Give father CPR
00:24:19or a kiss.
00:24:20I watched too many
00:24:20human movies.
00:24:21If my hands can't
00:24:22pry it open,
00:24:23how will a kiss work?
00:24:24True love's kiss
00:24:25cures everything.
00:24:26Fine.
00:24:26Why argue with a five-year-old?
00:24:28I straddled Kyle's hips
00:24:29and forcibly cried
00:24:30at his jaw.
00:24:30Kyle, you can't die.
00:24:31If you die, I'm doomed.
00:24:32Oh, mommy is dying for love.
00:24:34If father dies,
00:24:35she won't live either.
00:24:37I accidentally popped
00:24:39Kyle's jaw right out of place.
00:24:43At that exact moment,
00:24:44those icy golden eyes
00:24:46slowly opened,
00:24:47staring coldly
00:24:48straight into me.
00:24:53Kyle, you're awake.
00:24:56Kyle stared dead black,
00:24:58raising a hand
00:24:58to snap his jaw
00:24:59back into place
00:25:00with a dry crack.
00:25:01Get off me.
00:25:04I scrambled away
00:25:06immediately.
00:25:06The pill worked magic.
00:25:08His black blood
00:25:08stopped flowing
00:25:09within seconds.
00:25:11Pushing himself up,
00:25:12his tunic slipped
00:25:13to reveal
00:25:13a scarred,
00:25:14muscular chest.
00:25:16You were dying.
00:25:17I only removed
00:25:18your tunic
00:25:18to check the wound.
00:25:19Besides,
00:25:20we're engaged.
00:25:20It's not like
00:25:21I haven't seen it before.
00:25:22Do that again.
00:25:23I'll slit your throat.
00:25:24I breathed a sigh of relief.
00:25:26Classic tough guy
00:25:27my ocean lord.
00:25:28Suddenly,
00:25:28my heart violently constricted.
00:25:31A wave of bone-chilling frost
00:25:33erupted from my veins,
00:25:35turning my blood to ice.
00:25:39White mist escaped my lips.
00:25:44What's wrong with you?
00:25:46Father!
00:25:47She touched your siren venom
00:25:48when wiping your chest.
00:25:49Pure survival instinct
00:25:50took over.
00:25:51Craving warmth,
00:25:52I lunged forward,
00:25:53throwing my arms
00:25:54around Kale's neck.
00:25:55Let go, human.
00:25:56Sharp black claws
00:25:57suddenly extended
00:25:58from his fingertips,
00:25:59pressing against my throat.
00:26:01Father!
00:26:02Mommy just kissed you,
00:26:03and she said
00:26:04she wants to die for you!
00:26:05She...
00:26:06What?
00:26:07Kale...
00:26:09Don't leave me.
00:26:11For a long moment,
00:26:13the rager-sharp claws
00:26:14hanging above my throat
00:26:15slowly retracted,
00:26:17Kale's fingers
00:26:18awkwardly sinking
00:26:19into my damp hair.
00:26:21Troublesome human.
00:26:22I don't die that easily.
00:26:23He snuffed,
00:26:24voice laced with panic.
00:26:26Lifting my freezing hand,
00:26:27he spotted the black mark
00:26:28on my finger.
00:26:29Stupid girl.
00:26:31He muttered,
00:26:31lowering his head.
00:26:33Taking my finger
00:26:33into his mouth,
00:26:34his warm tongue
00:26:35wrapped around the wound,
00:26:36meticulously sucking out
00:26:38the venom into his own body.
00:26:41It was the best sleep
00:26:42I'd had since arriving
00:26:44in this abyss.
00:26:44When I blinked over my eyes,
00:26:46the icy venom was gone,
00:26:48but terror instantly struck.
00:26:49My face was pressed
00:26:50against a cold,
00:26:51muscular chest.
00:26:52My arms locked
00:26:53around Kale's waist.
00:26:54I snapped my head up,
00:26:56straight into a pair
00:26:57of bloodshot golden eyes.
00:26:59Enjoying the hug?
00:27:01Kale's raspy voice rasped.
00:27:03He hadn't slept a wink.
00:27:08Kale gave me a chilling look,
00:27:14flexed his numb arm
00:27:15and pulled on his dark tunic.
00:27:19Where are you going?
00:27:22To hunt.
00:27:25He spit coldly,
00:27:27vanishing into the abyss.
00:27:28So that's why
00:27:29he left every day.
00:27:30In this ruthless,
00:27:31siren territory,
00:27:32it was kill or be killed.
00:27:34To survive,
00:27:35he had to keep hunting
00:27:36the wild oceanic beasts.
00:27:38This place was
00:27:38a lethal battleground.
00:27:39I had to find a way out.
00:27:41While Kale was gone,
00:27:43Lucien stayed behind.
00:27:44Seeing the kid
00:27:45shivering from the cold
00:27:45left behind by the venom,
00:27:47I coped him over,
00:27:48wrapping him in my dry coat
00:27:49and feeding him the rest
00:27:50of the canned meat.
00:27:51As I gently combed
00:27:52his dark hair,
00:27:53I tried to gather intel.
00:27:54Lucien,
00:27:55can humans really never
00:27:56survive in the ocean
00:27:57without Kale?
00:27:58Lucien looked up
00:27:59with pure trust,
00:28:00pulling out a glowing
00:28:00blue orb,
00:28:01the siren's poem.
00:28:03Mommy,
00:28:04if a human swallows this,
00:28:05you can breathe underwater,
00:28:07swim freely,
00:28:07and ignore deep sea pressure
00:28:09forever.
00:28:09My ticket to freedom.
00:28:11Suddenly,
00:28:12a faint,
00:28:12familiar voice
00:28:13echoed outside.
00:28:14Lucien,
00:28:15come out.
00:28:17Father's back!
00:28:19He eagerly swam
00:28:20toward the grand entrance.
00:28:22I froze,
00:28:23remembering Kale's
00:28:24icy morning.
00:28:26Do not step outside
00:28:27this palace
00:28:28while I'm coming.
00:28:29Wait, Lucien!
00:28:32Mommy!
00:28:33Help me!
00:28:35My hands shook,
00:28:37the cold siren's curl
00:28:38resting in my palm.
00:28:40Chasing after him
00:28:41as a helpless human
00:28:42meant instant death.
00:28:43Fleeing meant
00:28:43leaving the kid
00:28:44to be devoured.
00:28:45Dammit!
00:28:56Swallowing the siren
00:28:57royal pearl,
00:28:58the suffocating
00:28:58pressure vanished.
00:28:59I swam out
00:29:00with all my strength.
00:29:02In the gloom ahead
00:29:03stood a dark siren.
00:29:04His eyes glowed
00:29:05a deadly crimson.
00:29:07Gross,
00:29:07slimy tentacles
00:29:08sprouted from his back,
00:29:09pinching Lucien
00:29:10tightly in the air.
00:29:13Mommy!
00:29:15Let him go!
00:29:17Ignoring the danger,
00:29:18I lunged forward
00:29:18and threw my arms
00:29:19around Lucien,
00:29:20using my body
00:29:20to shield the terrified boy.
00:29:22A sharp rock
00:29:22cut my cheek.
00:29:23As a single drop
00:29:24of my blood
00:29:24diffused into
00:29:25the icy seawater,
00:29:26dozens of crimson eyes
00:29:27instantly alighted
00:29:28in the surrounding darkness.
00:29:29The dark siren's
00:29:30breath hitched.
00:29:31He frantically
00:29:32condensed the blood
00:29:33with his magic
00:29:33and swallowed it whole,
00:29:34his eyes flaring
00:29:35with primal madness.
00:29:37The perfect human catalyst.
00:29:39Mine for the taking!
00:29:42The tentacles
00:29:43squeezed tight,
00:29:44crushing my ribs
00:29:45and forcing all the air
00:29:46from my lungs.
00:29:47I hugged Lucien
00:29:48tightly,
00:29:49choking in agony
00:29:50as darkness
00:29:50edged my vision.
00:29:52Father!
00:29:53Save us!
00:29:56Don't bother screaming.
00:29:58He's trapped
00:29:59in a deadly ambush.
00:30:01He isn't coming back.
00:30:02My heart sank into ice.
00:30:05What?
00:30:06What happened to Kael?
00:30:09He's being ripped apart
00:30:11by scavengers.
00:30:12Your sovereign blood
00:30:13could instantly restore
00:30:14his royal powers
00:30:15and let him reclaim
00:30:16the sea throne.
00:30:18Yet that fool
00:30:19refused to touch
00:30:20a single hair on you.
00:30:22My mind went
00:30:22completely blank.
00:30:24What?
00:30:25Instead of eating you,
00:30:26he dragged you around
00:30:27like a target,
00:30:28fighting off endless
00:30:29sea monsters
00:30:30day and night
00:30:30just to keep you alive.
00:30:31Since he's dying anyway,
00:30:34I'll devour you
00:30:35and his precious son
00:30:36instead.
00:30:37Who did you say
00:30:39you're going to devour?
00:30:49Luckily,
00:30:50Lucien sneak over daily,
00:30:51his golden eyes
00:30:52sparkling
00:30:53as he munched on Spam.
00:30:55My heart softened,
00:30:57but I kept my focus.
00:30:59Lucien,
00:31:00is there a secret pathway
00:31:01back to the surface?
00:31:02Before he could answer,
00:31:03the water outside
00:31:04churned violently.
00:31:05Kael staggered in,
00:31:06dropped a tin of tuna
00:31:07into my lap
00:31:08and collapsed
00:31:08onto the stone floor.
00:31:10Kael!
00:31:12Pulling aside
00:31:12his blood-soaked toque,
00:31:13I sucked in a breath.
00:31:14A bone-deep wound
00:31:15gabed across his chest,
00:31:17oozing black,
00:31:17venomous blood.
00:31:18Outside,
00:31:19dozens of scrimmin' eyes
00:31:20glided in the dark,
00:31:22scavenger monsters
00:31:22smelling weakness.
00:31:23Gritting my teeth,
00:31:24I dragged him
00:31:25onto the giant cab bed.
00:31:26I tore a strip
00:31:27from my dress,
00:31:28then I hastily wiped
00:31:29the black blood
00:31:30from his wound.
00:31:31Lucien,
00:31:31medicine!
00:31:32Lucien swam frantically
00:31:33to a shelf
00:31:34and grabbed a black
00:31:34healing pill,
00:31:35handing it straight to me.
00:31:36I tried to force it
00:31:37into Kael's mouth,
00:31:38but his jaw was locked
00:31:39tight in unconsciousness.
00:31:40Mommy,
00:31:41pass him the pill
00:31:41with your mouth.
00:31:42Give father CPR
00:31:43or a kiss.
00:31:44I've watched
00:31:44too many human movies.
00:31:46If my hands can't
00:31:47pry it open,
00:31:47how will a kiss work?
00:31:48True love's kiss
00:31:49cures everything.
00:31:50Fine.
00:31:51Why argue
00:31:51with a five-year-old?
00:31:52I straddled Kael's hips
00:31:53and forcibly pried
00:31:54at his jaw.
00:31:55Kael,
00:31:55you can't die.
00:31:56If you die,
00:31:56I'm doomed.
00:31:57Oh,
00:31:57Mommy is dying for love.
00:31:59If father dies,
00:32:00she won't live either.
00:32:02I accidentally
00:32:03popped Kael's jaw
00:32:04right out of place.
00:32:07At that exact moment,
00:32:09those icy golden eyes
00:32:10slowly opened,
00:32:11staring coldly
00:32:12straight into my mouth.
00:32:16The submarine's
00:32:17engine had exploded,
00:32:18dragging me down
00:32:19into the forbidden trench
00:32:20and I was in court.
00:32:21The water was pitch black.
00:32:23My suit was destroyed.
00:32:24I should have been drowning.
00:32:25A perfect catalyst.
00:32:27Oxygen suddenly filled my lungs.
00:32:29I was breathing underwater.
00:32:31Then I smelled blood.
00:32:32A lot of blood.
00:32:33A tall, terrifying figure
00:32:35glided out of the darkness.
00:32:36Black scales rippled
00:32:37over his chest,
00:32:38his blue eyes
00:32:39cold and lifeless.
00:32:46Your blood
00:32:47will wake the power
00:32:49sleeping inside me.
00:32:52You can't kill me!
00:32:55I-I'm your fiancé.
00:32:57I fell into the hands
00:32:58of the most ruthless siren
00:32:59in the deep sea.
00:33:01I survived by lying
00:33:01to his face,
00:33:02convincing him
00:33:03I was his fiancé.
00:33:05The good news,
00:33:07I'm alive
00:33:07and the monster king
00:33:09has a five-year-old son
00:33:10who calls me mommy.
00:33:11Mother!
00:33:12The bad news,
00:33:13he despises liars.
00:33:14Everyone who's ever lied to him
00:33:16has been evil.
00:33:17Then his enemies
00:33:18find out the truth
00:33:19and they want me
00:33:20and the kid dead.
00:33:21I'm your mom.
00:33:22Now the only thing
00:33:24standing between me
00:33:25and the abyss
00:33:25is the one secret
00:33:26he can never know.
00:33:28Everything went
00:33:29dead silent.
00:33:32What do you mean by that?
00:33:34My mind raced.
00:33:35I'd taken the right gamble.
00:33:36I'd read the classified
00:33:37oceanographic files
00:33:38before they died.
00:33:39They mentioned
00:33:40an ancient siren kingdom
00:33:41beneath this trench.
00:33:42The files warned
00:33:43that sirens were
00:33:43utterly ruthless,
00:33:45except to their mates,
00:33:46and they protected
00:33:46the violent ocean.
00:33:48A mysterious high-energy
00:33:49blast in these waters
00:33:50last year
00:33:50had wiped the memories
00:33:51of every creature down.
00:33:53If he was one of them,
00:33:54I could bullshit
00:33:54my way out of this.
00:33:56I came looking for you.
00:33:57I wiped away tears,
00:33:59spinning the saddest
00:34:00love story possible.
00:34:04We've been engaged
00:34:05since we were kids.
00:34:06After your accident,
00:34:07you lost your memory,
00:34:08but I never stopped
00:34:09searching for you.
00:34:11Father!
00:34:12She's lying!
00:34:13I froze.
00:34:14A little boy
00:34:15swam out of the shadows.
00:34:16He had dark hair
00:34:17and icy golden eyes,
00:34:18looking like a mini replica
00:34:19of the lethal prince.
00:34:21A glowing blue pearl
00:34:22flowed above his tiny palm.
00:34:24Let's verify it.
00:34:25Before I could run,
00:34:26he grabbed my wrist.
00:34:27A searing wave
00:34:28of heat shot through my veins.
00:34:30A silver-blue mark
00:34:31lit up my skin
00:34:31like a crescent
00:34:32moving under the sea.
00:34:34Lucien?
00:34:36Father!
00:34:37She is not your fiancée!
00:34:39My heart stopped.
00:34:40Game over.
00:34:41The kid saw straight through me.
00:34:42I closed my eyes,
00:34:43waiting for the claws
00:34:44to tear me apart.
00:34:46I think she's my mommy!
00:34:54Before I could process
00:34:55what happened,
00:34:56Kale's massive tail
00:34:57whipped around my waist,
00:34:59yanking me down
00:35:00into the freezing darkness
00:35:01of the deep abyss.
00:35:03Lucien swam effortlessly
00:35:04beside us.
00:35:06Shapes moved inside
00:35:08the dark coral walls,
00:35:09jagged teeth and glowing eyes
00:35:11watching me
00:35:11like I was a fresh meal.
00:35:12The second Kale swept past,
00:35:14every shadow recoiled
00:35:16in sheer terror.
00:35:17Goosebumps erupted
00:35:17over my skin.
00:35:18The moment Kale's tail loosened,
00:35:20I panicked and grabbed
00:35:21onto his bare waist
00:35:22for safety.
00:35:22He paused,
00:35:23but surprisingly,
00:35:24he didn't shake me off.
00:35:26Instead,
00:35:27he dragged us straight
00:35:27into a forgotten,
00:35:28abandoned palace
00:35:29deep in the abyss.
00:35:31Taking one cautious step,
00:35:33I kicked a heavy golden trunk
00:35:34and lost my balance.
00:35:41You can't see.
00:35:44Did I seriously father an heir
00:35:46with a night-blind woman?
00:35:47My mouth twitched,
00:35:48but I looked right
00:35:49toward his voice.
00:35:51I can't see in the dark,
00:35:53yet you still insisted
00:35:54on marrying me.
00:35:56That only proves one thing.
00:35:57You used to love me
00:35:59more than life itself.
00:36:00A suffocating silence
00:36:01fell over the grand hall.
00:36:06Father,
00:36:06did you really love
00:36:08Mommy that much?
00:36:11Lucy, shut up.
00:36:12Fearing I had pushed
00:36:13my luck too far,
00:36:14I quickly changed my tune.
00:36:16Give me a little light
00:36:17and I can see fine.
00:36:18Kale flipped his fingers.
00:36:19The entire pitch black palace
00:36:21was instantly bathed
00:36:22in a breathtaking,
00:36:23dreamlike azul glow.
00:36:24I let out a long breath,
00:36:26turned to the lethal siren
00:36:27and gave him my warmest smile.
00:36:28Since you don't remember
00:36:29the past,
00:36:30let's start over.
00:36:31My name is Elena.
00:36:34Kale.
00:36:37Obviously,
00:36:37he didn't fully buy
00:36:38my story.
00:36:39I had no powers
00:36:40and zero chance
00:36:41of surviving this monster-infested
00:36:42ocean floor on my own.
00:36:44To stay alive,
00:36:44I had to chain myself
00:36:45to him and his kid.
00:36:46Kale's unblinking golden eyes
00:36:48stared right through me.
00:36:49You claim to be my fiancé.
00:36:50Where is the proof?
00:36:51I reached for the pendant
00:36:52around my neck,
00:36:53a worn silver half-moon shell.
00:36:54I'd been wearing it
00:36:55when they rushed me
00:36:55to the hospital
00:36:56after the last dive accident.
00:36:57I had no idea
00:36:58where it came from,
00:36:58but that didn't stop me
00:36:59from making up a story
00:37:00on the spot.
00:37:01This was your promise token
00:37:03to me.
00:37:05You have the other half.
00:37:06When the two moonshells join,
00:37:08they form the royal crest.
00:37:10It means we can never be parted.
00:37:15Then why do I not have it?
00:37:17You were caught
00:37:18in that terrible explosion.
00:37:20My voice trembled perfectly
00:37:21as I forced tears
00:37:22into my eyes.
00:37:25Even if you lost it
00:37:26in the chaos,
00:37:27it doesn't matter.
00:37:28As long as you're alive,
00:37:29that's enough for me.
00:37:30I closed the distance
00:37:31and pressed myself
00:37:32against his rock-hard chest,
00:37:34striking right at his heart.
00:37:35You never used to look
00:37:36at me so coldly.
00:37:37I whispered,
00:37:38resting my hand
00:37:39over his pounding pulse.
00:37:41You used to say
00:37:41I was your greatest treasure,
00:37:43that if I called you husband,
00:37:45you would give your life for me.
00:37:51Our bond can't just disappear, right?
00:37:55A faint, unexpected flush of red
00:37:57spread across the sea prince's cheeks.
00:37:59He jolted, shoving me away
00:38:00as he retreated
00:38:01to the palace doors.
00:38:02Foolish human!
00:38:03Do not think I will fall
00:38:04for your words so easily.
00:38:06With that,
00:38:06he fled into the dark waters.
00:38:10I sat back on the coral throne,
00:38:12wiped my fake tears,
00:38:13and snid it.
00:38:15He actually blushed.
00:38:17Outside,
00:38:18the terrifying siren lord
00:38:19leaned against the marble pit,
00:38:21the tips of his pointed ears
00:38:22burning red.
00:38:26Lucienne,
00:38:27she might actually be my mate.
00:38:28What do I do?
00:38:29She looked at me
00:38:30like she wanted to get me alive.
00:38:36Over the next few days,
00:38:37Kyle barely showed up.
00:38:39He only returned to toss me
00:38:40looted human canned food
00:38:41and pretty dresses,
00:38:43then vanished back into the deep.
00:38:44I felt like a stray pet.
00:38:47Luckily,
00:38:47Lucienne sneak over daily,
00:38:49his golden eyes sparkling
00:38:51as he munched on spam.
00:38:53My heart softened,
00:38:54but I kept my focus.
00:38:57Lucienne,
00:38:58is there a secret pathway
00:38:59back to the surface?
00:39:00Before he could answer,
00:39:01the water outside
00:39:02churred violently.
00:39:03Kale staggered in,
00:39:04dropped a tin of tuna
00:39:05into my lap
00:39:06and collapsed
00:39:06onto the stone floor.
00:39:07Kale!
00:39:09Pulling aside
00:39:10his blood-soaked toque,
00:39:11I sucked in a breath.
00:39:12A bone-deep wound
00:39:13gaved across his chest,
00:39:15oozing black,
00:39:15venomous blood.
00:39:16Outside,
00:39:17dozens of scrimmin' eyes
00:39:18aglited in the dark,
00:39:19scavenger monsters
00:39:20smelling weakness.
00:39:21Gritting my teeth,
00:39:22I dragged him
00:39:23onto the giant cab bed.
00:39:24I tore a strip
00:39:25from my dress.
00:39:26Then I hastily wiped
00:39:27the black blood
00:39:28from his wound.
00:39:29Lucienne,
00:39:29medicine!
00:39:30Lucienne swam frantically
00:39:31to a shelf
00:39:32and grabbed a black
00:39:32healing pill,
00:39:33handing it straight to me.
00:39:34I tried to force it
00:39:35into Kale's mouth,
00:39:36but his jaw was locked
00:39:37tight in unconsciousness.
00:39:38Mommy,
00:39:38pass him the pill
00:39:39with your mouth.
00:39:40Give father CPR
00:39:41or a kiss.
00:39:42You've watched
00:39:42too many human movies.
00:39:43If my hands can't
00:39:44pry it open,
00:39:45how will a kiss work?
00:39:46True love's kiss
00:39:47cures everything.
00:39:48Fine.
00:39:49Why argue
00:39:49with a five-year-old?
00:39:50I straddled Kale's hips
00:39:51and forcibly cried
00:39:52at his jaw.
00:39:53Kale,
00:39:53you can't die.
00:39:54If you die,
00:39:54I'm doomed.
00:39:55Oh,
00:39:55Mommy is dying for love.
00:39:56If father dies,
00:39:57she won't live either.
00:40:00I accidentally popped
00:40:01Kale's jaw
00:40:02right out of place.
00:40:05At that exact moment,
00:40:07those icy golden eyes
00:40:08slowly opened,
00:40:09staring coldly
00:40:10straight into mine.
00:40:15Kale,
00:40:15you're awake.
00:40:18Kale stared dead black,
00:40:20raising a hand
00:40:21to snap his jaw
00:40:21back into place
00:40:22with a dry crack.
00:40:23Get off me.
00:40:27I scrambled away
00:40:28immediately.
00:40:29The pill worked magic.
00:40:30His black blood
00:40:31stopped flowing
00:40:31within seconds.
00:40:33Pushing himself up,
00:40:34his tunic slipped
00:40:35to reveal
00:40:36a scarred,
00:40:37muscular chest.
00:40:38You were dying.
00:40:39I only removed
00:40:40your tunic
00:40:40to check the wound.
00:40:42Besides,
00:40:42we're engaged.
00:40:43It's not like
00:40:43I haven't seen it before.
00:40:44Do that again.
00:40:45I'll slit your throat.
00:40:46I breathed a side
00:40:48of relief.
00:40:48Classic tough guy
00:40:49ocean lord.
00:40:50Suddenly,
00:40:51my heart violently
00:40:52constricted.
00:40:53A wave of bone-chilling
00:40:55frost erupted
00:40:56from my veins,
00:40:57turning my blood
00:40:58to ice.
00:41:01white mist
00:41:02escaped my lips.
00:41:06What's wrong with you?
00:41:08Father!
00:41:09She touched
00:41:10your siren venom
00:41:10when wiping your chest.
00:41:12Pure survival instinct
00:41:13took over.
00:41:14Craving warmth,
00:41:14I lunged forward,
00:41:15throwing my arms
00:41:16around Kale's neck.
00:41:17Let go, human.
00:41:19Sharp black claws
00:41:20suddenly extended
00:41:21from his fingertips,
00:41:22pressing against my throat.
00:41:23Father!
00:41:24Mommy just kissed you,
00:41:26and she said
00:41:26she wants to die for you.
00:41:28She...
00:41:28What?
00:41:29Kale,
00:41:31don't leave me.
00:41:33For a long moment,
00:41:35the rager's sharp claws
00:41:36hanging above my throat
00:41:38slowly retracted,
00:41:40Kale's fingers
00:41:40awkwardly sinking
00:41:41into my damp hair.
00:41:43Troublesome human.
00:41:44I don't die that easily.
00:41:46He snuffed,
00:41:47voice laced with panic.
00:41:48Lifting my freezing hand,
00:41:49he spotted the black mark
00:41:51on my finger.
00:41:52Stupid girl.
00:41:53He muttered,
00:41:54lowering his head,
00:41:55taking my finger
00:41:56into his mouth.
00:41:56his warm tongue
00:41:57wrapped around the wound,
00:41:59metinimalously sucking
00:42:00out the venom
00:42:00into his own body.
00:42:03It was the best sleep
00:42:05I'd had since arriving
00:42:06in this abyss.
00:42:07When I blinked open my eyes,
00:42:08the icy venom was gone,
00:42:10but terror instantly struck.
00:42:12My face was pressed
00:42:13against a cold,
00:42:14muscular chest.
00:42:14My arms locked
00:42:15around Kale's waist.
00:42:17I snapped my head up,
00:42:18straight into a pair
00:42:19of bloodshot golden eyes.
00:42:21Enjoying the hug?
00:42:23Kale's raspy voice rasped.
00:42:25He hadn't slept a wink.
00:42:30Kale,
00:42:31you're fully healed?
00:42:34Kale gave me
00:42:35a chilling look,
00:42:36flexed his numb arm
00:42:37and pulled on
00:42:38his dark tunic.
00:42:41Where are you going?
00:42:44To hunt.
00:42:47He spit coldly,
00:42:49vanishing into the abyss.
00:42:51So that's why
00:42:51he left every day.
00:42:53In this ruthless
00:42:53siren territory,
00:42:55it was kill or be killed.
00:42:56To survive,
00:42:57he had to keep hunting
00:42:58the wild oceanic beasts.
00:43:00This place was
00:43:01a lethal battleground.
00:43:02I had to find a way out.
00:43:04While Kale was gone,
00:43:05Lucien stayed behind.
00:43:06Seeing the kids
00:43:07shivering from the cold
00:43:08left behind by the venom,
00:43:09I coaxed him over,
00:43:10wrapping him in my dry coat
00:43:11and feeding him
00:43:12the rest of the canned meat.
00:43:13As I gently combed
00:43:14his dark hair,
00:43:15I tried to gather intel.
00:43:17Lucien,
00:43:17can humans really never
00:43:18survive in the ocean
00:43:19without Kale?
00:43:20Lucien looked up
00:43:21with pure trust,
00:43:22pulling out a glowing
00:43:23blue orb,
00:43:24the siren's pearl.
00:43:25Mommy,
00:43:26if a human swallows this,
00:43:28you can breathe underwater,
00:43:29swim freely,
00:43:30and ignore deep sea
00:43:31pressure forever.
00:43:32My ticket to freedom.
00:43:33Suddenly,
00:43:34a faint,
00:43:35familiar voice
00:43:35echoed outside.
00:43:37Lucien,
00:43:38come out.
00:43:40Father's back!
00:43:41He eagerly swam
00:43:43toward the grand entrance.
00:43:44I froze,
00:43:46remembering Kale's icy morning.
00:43:48Do not step outside
00:43:49this palace when I'm gone.
00:43:51Wait, Lucien!
00:43:54Mommy!
00:43:55Help me!
00:43:58My hands shook,
00:43:59the cold siren's curl
00:44:00resting in my palm.
00:44:02Chasing after him
00:44:03as a helpless human
00:44:04meant instant death.
00:44:05Fleeing meant
00:44:06leaving the kid
00:44:06to be defoured.
00:44:07Damn it!
00:44:18Swallowing the siren royal
00:44:19the suffocating pressure
00:44:21vanished.
00:44:22I swam out
00:44:22with all my strength.
00:44:24In the gloom ahead
00:44:25stood a dark siren.
00:44:26His eyes glowed
00:44:27deadly closing.
00:44:29Gross,
00:44:30slimy tentacles
00:44:31sprouted from his back,
00:44:32pinching Lucien
00:44:33tightly in the air.
00:44:35Mommy!
00:44:37Let him go!
00:44:39Ignoring the danger,
00:44:40I lunged forward
00:44:41and threw my arms
00:44:41around Lucy,
00:44:42using my body
00:44:43to shield the terrified boy.
00:44:44A sharp rock
00:44:45cut my cheek.
00:44:45As a single drop
00:44:46of my blood
00:44:47diffused into the icy
00:44:48seawater,
00:44:48dozens of crimson eyes
00:44:50instantly alighted
00:44:50in the surrounding
00:44:51darkness.
00:44:52The dark siren's breath
00:44:53hitched.
00:44:53He frantically condensed
00:44:54the blood with his magic
00:44:56and swallowed it whole,
00:44:57his eyes flaring
00:44:58with primal madness.
00:44:59The perfect human catalyst.
00:45:01Mine for the taking!
00:45:04The tentacles squeezed tight,
00:45:06crushing my ribs
00:45:08and forcing all the air
00:45:09from my lungs.
00:45:10I hugged Lucien tightly,
00:45:11choking in agony
00:45:12as darkness edged my vision.
00:45:14Father!
00:45:15Save us!
00:45:19Don't bother screaming.
00:45:21He's trapped in a deadly ambush.
00:45:23He isn't coming back.
00:45:25My heart sank into ice.
00:45:28What?
00:45:29What happened to Kael?
00:45:32He's being ripped apart
00:45:33by scavengers.
00:45:34Your sovereign blood
00:45:36could instantly restore
00:45:37his royal powers
00:45:38and let him reclaim
00:45:39the sea throne.
00:45:40Yet that fool refused
00:45:42to touch a single hair
00:45:43on you.
00:45:44My mind went
00:45:45completely blank.
00:45:46What?
00:45:47Instead of eating you,
00:45:48he dragged you around
00:45:49like a target,
00:45:50fighting off endless
00:45:51sea monsters day and night
00:45:53just to keep you alive.
00:45:54Since he's dying anyway,
00:45:56I'll devour you
00:45:57and his precious son instead.
00:46:00Who did you say
00:46:01you're going to devour?
00:46:02to the stars?
00:46:11Luckily, Lucien sneak
00:46:12over daily,
00:46:14his golden eyes sparkling
00:46:15as he munched on spam.
00:46:18My heart softened,
00:46:19but I kept my focus.
00:46:21Lucien,
00:46:22is there a secret pathway
00:46:24back to the surface?
00:46:25Before he could answer
00:46:26with the water outside
00:46:26churned violently,
00:46:28Kael staggered in,
00:46:29dropped a tin of tuna
00:46:29into my lap
00:46:30and collapsed
00:46:31onto the stone floor.
00:46:32Kael!
00:46:34Pulling aside
00:46:35his blood-soaked togue,
00:46:36I sucked in a breath.
00:46:37A bone-deep wound
00:46:38gabled across his chest,
00:46:39oozing black venomous blood.
00:46:41Outside,
00:46:41dozens of scrimmin' eyes
00:46:42blighted in the dark,
00:46:44scavenger monsters
00:46:45smelling weakness.
00:46:46Gritting my teeth,
00:46:47I dragged him
00:46:47onto the giant cabbed.
00:46:49I tore a strip
00:46:50from my dress.
00:46:50Then I hastily wiped
00:46:52the black blood
00:46:52from his wound.
00:46:53Lucien!
00:46:54Medicine!
00:46:54Lucien swam frantically
00:46:56to a shelf
00:46:56and grabbed a black
00:46:57healing pill,
00:46:58handing it straight to me.
00:46:59I tried to force it
00:46:59into Kael's mouth,
00:47:00but his jaw
00:47:01was locked tight
00:47:01in unconsciousness.
00:47:02Mommy!
00:47:03Pass him the pill
00:47:04with your mouth!
00:47:04Give father CPR
00:47:05or a kiss!
00:47:06You've watched
00:47:07too many human movies!
00:47:08If my hands can't
00:47:09pry it open,
00:47:09how will a kiss work?
00:47:11True love's kiss
00:47:11cures everything!
00:47:13Fine.
00:47:13Why argue
00:47:14with a five-year-old?
00:47:15I straddled Kael's hips
00:47:16and forcibly
00:47:16pried at his jaw.
00:47:17Kael!
00:47:17You can't die!
00:47:18If you die,
00:47:19I'm doomed!
00:47:19Oh!
00:47:19Mommy is dying for love!
00:47:21If father dies,
00:47:22she won't live either!
00:47:24I accidentally
00:47:25popped Kael's jaw
00:47:26right out of place.
00:47:29At that exact moment,
00:47:31those icy golden eyes
00:47:32slowly opened,
00:47:33staring coldly
00:47:34straight into mine.
00:47:38The submarine's
00:47:39engine had exploded,
00:47:41dragging me down
00:47:41into the forbidden trench
00:47:42beneath the sea court.
00:47:44The water was pitch black.
00:47:45My suit was destroyed.
00:47:46I should have been drowning.
00:47:48A perfect catalyst.
00:47:49Oxygen
00:47:50suddenly filled my lungs.
00:47:51I was breathing underwater.
00:47:53Then I smelled blood.
00:47:54A lot of blood.
00:47:55A tall,
00:47:56terrifying figure
00:47:57glided out of the darkness.
00:47:58Black scales rippled
00:48:00over his chest,
00:48:01his blue eyes
00:48:01cold and lifeless.
00:48:09Your blood
00:48:10will make the power
00:48:11sleep inside me.
00:48:14You can't kill me!
00:48:18I'm your fiancé.
00:48:20I fell into the hands
00:48:20of the most ruthless
00:48:21siren from the deep sea.
00:48:23I survived by lying
00:48:24to his face,
00:48:25convincing him
00:48:26I was his fiancé.
00:48:28The good news,
00:48:29I'm alive,
00:48:30and the monster
00:48:31king has a five-year-old
00:48:32son who calls me
00:48:33mommy.
00:48:34Mother!
00:48:34The bad news,
00:48:35he despises liars.
00:48:37Everyone who's ever
00:48:37lied to him
00:48:38has been evil.
00:48:39Then his enemies
00:48:40find out the truth,
00:48:41and they want me
00:48:42and the key of the day.
00:48:45Now the only thing
00:48:46standing between me
00:48:47and the abyss
00:48:48is the one secret
00:48:49he can never know.
00:48:51Everything went
00:48:52dead silent.
00:48:55What do you mean by that?
00:48:56My mind raced.
00:48:57I'd taken the right gamble.
00:48:58I'd read the classified
00:49:00oceanographic files
00:49:01before the dive.
00:49:02They mentioned
00:49:02an ancient siren kingdom
00:49:03beneath this trench.
00:49:04The files warned
00:49:05that sirens were
00:49:06utterly ruthless,
00:49:07except to their mates,
00:49:08whom they protected
00:49:09with violent devotion.
00:49:10A mysterious
00:49:10high-energy blast
00:49:11in his father's last tear
00:49:13had wiped the memories
00:49:14of every creature down here.
00:49:15If he was one of them,
00:49:16I could bullshit
00:49:17my way out of this.
00:49:18I came looking for you.
00:49:20I wiped away tears,
00:49:21spinning the saddest
00:49:22love story possible.
00:49:26We've been engaged
00:49:27since we were kids.
00:49:29After your accident,
00:49:30you lost your memory,
00:49:31but I never stopped
00:49:32searching for you.
00:49:33Father,
00:49:34she's lying.
00:49:35I froze.
00:49:36A little boy
00:49:37swam out of the shadows.
00:49:38He had dark hair
00:49:39and icy golden eyes,
00:49:40looking like a mini replica
00:49:41of the lethal prince.
00:49:43A glowing blue pearl
00:49:44flowed above his tiny palm.
00:49:46Let's verify it.
00:49:47Before I could run,
00:49:48he grabbed my wrist.
00:49:50A searing wave of heat
00:49:51shot through my veins.
00:49:52A silver-blue mark
00:49:53lit up my skin
00:49:54like a crescent
00:49:54under the sea.
00:49:57Lucien?
00:49:58Father,
00:49:59she's not your fiancé.
00:50:01My heart stopped.
00:50:02Game over.
00:50:03The kid saw straight through me.
00:50:04I closed my eyes,
00:50:06waiting for the claws
00:50:07to tear me apart.
00:50:08I think she's my mommy.
00:50:16Before I could process
00:50:17what happened,
00:50:19Kale's massive tail
00:50:20whipped around my waist,
00:50:21yanking me down
00:50:22into the freezing darkness
00:50:23of the deep abyss.
00:50:25Lucien swam effortlessly
00:50:26beside us.
00:50:29Shapes moved inside
00:50:30the dark core walls,
00:50:31jagged teeth and glowing eyes
00:50:33watching me
00:50:33like I was a fresh meal.
00:50:34The second Kale swept past,
00:50:36every shadow recoiled
00:50:38in sheer terror.
00:50:39Goosebumps erupted
00:50:40over my skin.
00:50:41The moment Kale's tail loosened,
00:50:42I panicked and grabbed
00:50:43onto his bare waist
00:50:44for safety.
00:50:45He paused,
00:50:45but surprisingly,
00:50:46he didn't shake me off.
00:50:48Instead,
00:50:49he dragged us straight
00:50:50into a forgotten,
00:50:50abandoned palace
00:50:51deep in the abyss.
00:50:53Taking one cautious step,
00:50:55I kicked a heavy golden trunk
00:50:56and lost my balance.
00:50:57Ah!
00:51:03You can't see?
00:51:06Did I seriously father an heir
00:51:08with a night-blind woman?
00:51:09My mouth twitched,
00:51:11but I looked right
00:51:11toward his voice.
00:51:14I can't see in the dark,
00:51:15yet you still insisted
00:51:17on marrying me.
00:51:18That only proves one thing.
00:51:20You used to love me
00:51:21more than life itself.
00:51:22A suffocating silence
00:51:24fell over the grand hall.
00:51:28Father,
00:51:29did you really love
00:51:30Mommy that much?
00:51:33Lucian, shut up.
00:51:35Fearing I had pushed
00:51:35my luck too far,
00:51:36I quickly changed my tune.
00:51:38Give me a little light
00:51:39and I can see fine.
00:51:40Kale flicked his fingers.
00:51:41The entire pitch-black palace
00:51:43was instantly bathed
00:51:44in a breathtaking,
00:51:45dreamlike azul glow.
00:51:46I let out a long breath,
00:51:48turned to the lethal siren
00:51:49and gave him my warmest smile.
00:51:50Since you don't remember
00:51:51the past,
00:51:52let's start over.
00:51:53My name is Elena.
00:51:57Kale.
00:51:59Obviously,
00:52:00he didn't fully buy my story.
00:52:01I had no powers
00:52:02and zero chance
00:52:03of surviving this monster-infested
00:52:05ocean floor on my own.
00:52:06To stay alive,
00:52:07I had to chain myself
00:52:07to him and his kid.
00:52:09Kale's unblinking golden eyes
00:52:10stared right through me.
00:52:11You claim to be my fiancé.
00:52:13Where is the proof?
00:52:14I reached for the pendant
00:52:14around my neck,
00:52:15a worn silver half-moon shell.
00:52:17I'd been wearing it
00:52:17when they rushed me to the hospital
00:52:18after the last dive accident.
00:52:19I had no idea
00:52:20where it came from,
00:52:21but that didn't stop me
00:52:22from making up a story
00:52:22on the spot.
00:52:23This was your promise token
00:52:25to me.
00:52:27You have the other half.
00:52:29When the two moonshells join,
00:52:30they form the royal crest.
00:52:32It means we can never be parted.
00:52:38Then why do I not have it?
00:52:39You were caught
00:52:40in that terrible explosion.
00:52:42My voice trembled perfectly
00:52:43as I forced tears into my eyes.
00:52:47Even if you lost it in the chaos,
00:52:49it doesn't matter.
00:52:50As long as you're alive,
00:52:52that's enough for me.
00:52:53I closed the distance
00:52:54and pressed myself
00:52:55against his rock-hard chest,
00:52:56striking right at his heart.
00:52:58You never used to look at me
00:52:59so coldly.
00:53:00I whispered,
00:53:01resting my hand
00:53:02over his pounding pulse.
00:53:03You used to say
00:53:04I was your greatest treasure,
00:53:05that if I called you husband,
00:53:07you would give your life for me.
00:53:13Our bond can't just disappear, right?
00:53:17The faint,
00:53:18unexpected flush of red
00:53:19spread across
00:53:20the sea prince's cheeks.
00:53:21He jolted,
00:53:22shoving me away
00:53:23as he retreated
00:53:23to the palace doors.
00:53:24Foolish human!
00:53:25Do not think I will fall
00:53:26for your words so easily.
00:53:28With that,
00:53:29he fled into the dark waters.
00:53:32I sat back on the coral throne,
00:53:34wiped my fake tears,
00:53:36and snid it.
00:53:38He actually blushed.
00:53:39Outside,
00:53:40the terrifying siren lord
00:53:42leaned against the marble pillar,
00:53:43the tips of his pointed ears
00:53:45burning red.
00:53:48Lucian,
00:53:49she might actually be my maid.
00:53:51What do I do?
00:53:52She looked at me
00:53:53like she wanted to eat me alive.
00:53:58Over the next few days,
00:53:59Kyle barely showed up.
00:54:01He only returned
00:54:02to toss me looted
00:54:03human canned food
00:54:04and pretty dresses,
00:54:05then vanished back
00:54:06into the deep.
00:54:07I felt like a stray pet.
00:54:09Luckily,
00:54:10Lucian sneaked over daily,
00:54:11his golden eyes sparkling
00:54:13as he munched on spam.
00:54:15My heart softened,
00:54:17but I kept my focus.
00:54:19Lucian,
00:54:20is there a secret pathway
00:54:21back to the surface?
00:54:22Before he could answer,
00:54:24the water outside
00:54:24churned violently.
00:54:25Kyle staggered in,
00:54:27dropped a tin of tuna
00:54:27into my lap
00:54:28and collapsed
00:54:28onto the stone floor.
00:54:30Kyle!
00:54:32Pulling aside
00:54:32his blood soap tool,
00:54:33I sucked in a breath.
00:54:35A bone-deep wound
00:54:36gaved across his chest,
00:54:37oozing black venomous blood.
00:54:39Outside,
00:54:39dozens of scrimmin' eyes
00:54:40aglited in the dark,
00:54:42scavenger monsters
00:54:42smelling weakness.
00:54:44Gritting my teeth,
00:54:45I dragged him
00:54:45onto the giant cab bed.
00:54:46I tore a strip
00:54:47from my dress,
00:54:48then I hastily wiped
00:54:49the black blood
00:54:50from his wound.
00:54:51Lucian,
00:54:52medicine!
00:54:52Lucian swam frantically
00:54:53to a shelf
00:54:54and grabbed a black
00:54:55healing pill,
00:54:55handing it straight to me.
00:54:57I tried to force it
00:54:57into Kale's mouth,
00:54:58but his jaw was locked
00:54:59tight in unconsciousness.
00:55:00Mommy,
00:55:01pass me a pill
00:55:02with your mouth.
00:55:02Give father CPR
00:55:03or a kiss.
00:55:04You've watched
00:55:04too many human movies.
00:55:06If my hands can't
00:55:07pry it open,
00:55:07how will a kiss work?
00:55:08True love's kiss
00:55:09cures everything.
00:55:10Fine.
00:55:11Why argue
00:55:12with a five-year-old?
00:55:12I straddled Kale's hips
00:55:13and forcibly pried
00:55:14at his jaw.
00:55:15Kale!
00:55:15You can't die!
00:55:16If you die,
00:55:16I'm doomed!
00:55:17Oh,
00:55:17Mommy is dying for love.
00:55:19If father dies,
00:55:19she won't live either!
00:55:22I accidentally popped
00:55:24Kale's jaw
00:55:24right out of place.
00:55:27At that exact moment,
00:55:29those icy golden eyes
00:55:30slowly opened,
00:55:31staring coldly
00:55:32straight into me.
00:55:37Kale!
00:55:38You're awake!
00:55:40Kale stared dead flat,
00:55:42raising a hand
00:55:43to snap his jaw
00:55:44back into place
00:55:44with a dry crack.
00:55:45Get off me.
00:55:49I scrambled away
00:55:50immediately.
00:55:51The pill worked magic.
00:55:52His black blood
00:55:53stopped flowing
00:55:54within seconds.
00:55:56Pushing himself up,
00:55:57his tunic slipped
00:55:58to reveal a scarred,
00:55:59muscular chest.
00:56:00You were dying!
00:56:01I only removed
00:56:02your tunic
00:56:03to check the wound.
00:56:04Besides,
00:56:04we're engaged.
00:56:05It's not like
00:56:05I haven't seen it before.
00:56:07Do that again,
00:56:08or I'll slit your throat.
00:56:09I breathed a side
00:56:10of relief.
00:56:11Classic tough guy
00:56:12ocean lord.
00:56:12Suddenly,
00:56:13my heart
00:56:14violently constricted.
00:56:15A wave of
00:56:17bone-chilling frost
00:56:18erected from my veins,
00:56:19turning my blood
00:56:20to ice.
00:56:23White mist
00:56:24escaped my lips.
00:56:28What's wrong with you?
00:56:30Father!
00:56:31She touched
00:56:32your siren venom
00:56:33when wiping your chest!
00:56:34Pure survival instinct
00:56:35took over.
00:56:36Craving warmth,
00:56:37I lunged forward,
00:56:38throwing my arms
00:56:38around Kale's neck.
00:56:39Let go, human.
00:56:41Sharp black claws
00:56:42suddenly extended
00:56:43from his fingertips,
00:56:44pressing against
00:56:45my throat.
00:56:46Father!
00:56:46Mommy just kissed you!
00:56:48And she said
00:56:48she wants to die for you!
00:56:50She...
00:56:50What?
00:56:52Kale,
00:56:53don't leave me.
00:56:56For a long moment,
00:56:58the rager sharp claws
00:56:59hanging above my throat
00:57:00slowly retracted,
00:57:02Kale's fingers
00:57:03awkwardly sinking
00:57:04into my damp hair.
00:57:05Troublesome human.
00:57:07I don't die that easily.
00:57:08He snucked,
00:57:09voice laced with panic.
00:57:10Lifting my freezing hand,
00:57:12he spotted the black mark
00:57:13on my finger.
00:57:14Stupid girl!
00:57:15He muttered,
00:57:16lowering his head.
00:57:17Taking my finger
00:57:18into his mouth,
00:57:19his warm tongue
00:57:20wrapped around the wound,
00:57:21metinimalously sucking out
00:57:22the venom
00:57:23into his own body.
00:57:26It was the best sleep
00:57:27I'd had since arriving
00:57:28in this abyss.
00:57:29When I blinked open
00:57:30my eyes,
00:57:31the icy venom was gone,
00:57:32but terror
00:57:33instantly struck.
00:57:34My face was pressed
00:57:35against a cold,
00:57:36muscular chest.
00:57:37My arms locked
00:57:38around Kale's waist.
00:57:39I snapped my head up,
00:57:40straight into a pair
00:57:41of bloodshot golden eyes.
00:57:43Enjoying the hug?
00:57:46Kale's raspy voice rasped.
00:57:48He hadn't slept a wink.
00:57:52Kale,
00:57:53you're fully healed?
00:57:56Kale gave me
00:57:57a chilling look,
00:57:58flexed his numb arm
00:57:59and pulled on
00:58:00his dark tunic.
00:58:03Where are you going?
00:58:07To hunt.
00:58:10He spit coldly,
00:58:11vanishing into the abyss.
00:58:13So that's why
00:58:14he left every day.
00:58:15In this ruthless
00:58:16siren territory,
00:58:17it was kill or be killed.
00:58:19To survive,
00:58:19he had to keep hunting
00:58:20the wild oceanic beasts.
00:58:22This place was
00:58:23a lethal battleground.
00:58:24I had to find a way out.
00:58:26While Kale was gone,
00:58:27Lucian stayed behind.
00:58:28Seeing the kid
00:58:29shivering from the cold
00:58:30left behind by the venom,
00:58:31I coaxed him over,
00:58:32wrapping him in my dry coat
00:58:34and feeding him
00:58:34the rest of the canned meat.
00:58:36As I gently combed
00:58:37his dark hair,
00:58:37I tried to gather intel.
00:58:39Lucian,
00:58:40can humans really
00:58:40never survive
00:58:41in the ocean
00:58:42without Kale?
00:58:42Lucian looked up
00:58:43with pure trust,
00:58:44pulling out a glowing
00:58:45blue orb,
00:58:46the siren's pearl.
00:58:48Mommy,
00:58:48if a human swallows this,
00:58:50you can breathe
00:58:50underwater,
00:58:51swim freely,
00:58:52and ignore deep sea
00:58:53pressure forever.
00:58:54My ticket to freedom.
00:58:56Suddenly,
00:58:56a faint,
00:58:57familiar voice
00:58:58echoed outside.
00:58:59Lucian,
00:59:00come out.
00:59:02Father's back!
00:59:03He eagerly swam
00:59:05toward the grand entrance.
00:59:07I froze,
00:59:08remembering Kale's
00:59:09icy warning.
00:59:10Do not step outside
00:59:12this palace
00:59:12when I'm gone.
00:59:14Wait,
00:59:14Lucian!
00:59:17Mommy!
00:59:18Help me!
00:59:20Hands shook,
00:59:21the cold siren's pearl
00:59:23resting in my palm.
00:59:24Chasing after him
00:59:25as a helpless human
00:59:26meant instant death.
00:59:27Fleeing meant
00:59:28leaving the kid
00:59:29to be devoured.
00:59:30Damn it!
00:59:40Swallowing the siren royal pearl,
00:59:42the suffocating pressure vanished.
00:59:44I swam out
00:59:45with all my strength.
00:59:46In the gloom ahead
00:59:47stood a dark siren.
00:59:49His eyes glowed
00:59:50a deadly closing.
00:59:51Gross,
00:59:52slimy tentacles
00:59:53sprouted from his back,
00:59:54pinching Lucian
00:59:55tightly in the air.
00:59:58Mommy!
01:00:00Let him go!
01:00:01Ignoring the danger,
01:00:02I lunged forward
01:00:03and threw my arms
01:00:04around Lucian,
01:00:04using my body
01:00:05to shield the terrified boy.
01:00:06A sharp rock
01:00:07cut my cheek.
01:00:08As a single drop
01:00:09of my blood
01:00:09diffused into the icy
01:00:10seawater,
01:00:11dozens of crimson eyes
01:00:12instantly alighted
01:00:13in the surrounding darkness.
01:00:14The dark siren's breath
01:00:15hitched.
01:00:16He frantically
01:00:16condensed the blood
01:00:17with his magic
01:00:18and swallowed it whole,
01:00:19his eyes flaring
01:00:20with primal madness.
01:00:21The perfect human catalyst.
01:00:24Mine for the taking!
01:00:27The tentacles
01:00:28squeezed tight,
01:00:29crushing my ribs
01:00:30and forcing all the air
01:00:31from my lungs.
01:00:32I hugged Lucian
01:00:33tightly,
01:00:34choking in agony
01:00:34as darkness
01:00:35edged my vision.
01:00:36Father!
01:00:37Save us!
01:00:41Don't bother screaming.
01:00:43He's trapped
01:00:44in a deadly ambush.
01:00:45He isn't coming back.
01:00:47My heart sank
01:00:48into ice.
01:00:50What?
01:00:51What happened
01:00:52to Kale?
01:00:54He's being ripped
01:00:55apart by scavengers.
01:00:56your sovereign blood
01:00:58could instantly restore
01:00:59his royal powers
01:01:00and let him reclaim
01:01:01the sea throne.
01:01:02Yet that fool
01:01:03refused to touch
01:01:04a single hair on you.
01:01:06My mind went
01:01:07completely blank.
01:01:08What?
01:01:09Instead of eating you,
01:01:11he dragged you around
01:01:12like a target,
01:01:13fighting off endless
01:01:14sea monsters
01:01:14day and night
01:01:15just to keep you alive.
01:01:17Since he's dying anyway,
01:01:18I'll devour you
01:01:19and his precious son
01:01:20instead.
01:01:22Who did you say
01:01:23you're going to devour?
01:01:26Bye.